House Industries joins forces with 60's textile design icon Alexander Girard to present a new line of playful fonts and objects. In this age of greening and Woodstock anniversaries, Girard's joyful objects and shapes with their roots in the 60's and folk art are now becoming ubiquitously apparent in a contemporary context. Check out this sun-drenched online exhibit of new items, and jump on this hay ride of design fun.... More

A tight typographic work for the upcoming book shipping in November. The overall site uses a sharp simplicity of font choice with a clean white background, contrasted by a juxtaposition of unique shapes and colorful photographic masks. Inside, the Flash site offers sound clips and samples to serve as a brief taste of the books' flavors.... More

When the Internet arrived, and TV stations started fumbling to put content on websites, for a moment there, it almost seemed like they forgot they already owned the second-most engaging medium around (film being the first). So it's about time one station understands that if I'm going to visit the web site of a TV channel, its pretty much essential for me to quickly be able to find out what's going to be coming next on the TV! This ESPN TV site was developed to roll all ESPN promotional TV sites under a consistent platform... and with 9 different channels, sport fanatics have been thirsting for a slick little site to quickly find out what is coming up on TV in the next 24 hours and beyond. Plus, with a strong navigation and flawless UI, all your favorite sports shows are rarely more than 2-3 clicks away. But that's not... More

Distant Air is an illustrated interactive narrative in five parts that tells a story of a young man's memories of birds. Some hazy truths, some exaggerations... but most of all some good stories  coupled with eclectic illustrations that emulate a hazy dream-like state. Reminicent of childhood interactions with nature, but presented with an artistic and grown-up philosophical perspective.... More

Side-stepping the morass of global homogeny, C&M are your purveyors of unique and über-cool design products  discovered and delivered to you through this charming little online marketplace. Products featured on C&M are carefully selected, exclusive and limited  while destinations and hot-spots are accompanied with up-to-date and well-organized infomation. While parts of the site may seem a touch unfinished, the "Navigator Blogs" are quite current, and is where all the action lives.... More

An experimental work, this site touches upon many interesting aspects of web design - simple design, great animated iconography, experimental navigations. The variety of styles mingle together with fanciful interface exploration to string together an interesting thread of discoveries. Enjoy the ambiguity and openness, since the content on this site is not so info-heavy as to demand absolute navigational clarity and orthodox solutions. Explore without pretentions.... More

Evolution and Human Origins are explored here in an extensive, information-rich online destination for paleoanthropology. The site includes an interactive documentary, educational exhibits, research tools, and the latest news from scientists across the globe. The Web site design itself is in the format of the classic module (or mini-site) first popularized by interactive feature work done for a famous magazine, however much more thoroughly researched and complete.... More

An extensive personal project, this colorful community site educates and directs you about the streets of one of the most richly celebrated neighborhoods in New York. Complete with schedules of selected exhibitions and the awesome Soho interactive map. You can't lose - or get lost - while discovering Soho from this refreshing site. Photographs by: Peter Cunningham... More

The ultimate collection of awarded designs, the AIGA Archives are the recorded catalog of annual juried selections in design excellence. Featuring 3,269 hand-picked entries (at this posting) from the '365' annuals dating back to 1994 (issue no. 15), the entire site is a graphic designer's goldmine. The best part is the Flash-built interactive navigation which allows you to browse and cross-reference entries by publication date and categoryto reduce 3,269 down to 24 specific entries in a matter of three-four clicks... and even lets your lightbox your favorites. (It's only really missing the best selections in interactive design, but that's why you are here, right?) Pretty... no, very damn cool.... More

This project introduces stories of Brahmi (ancient Sanskrit letters) in a format that combines visual art, music and the latest web technology. The navigation is perfectly minimal and the delivery of this editorial is purposely deliberate and slow; be prepared for slowly evolving photography that is, however, worth the wait. The conceptual inspiration of the project is rooted in Buddhist philosophy and is intended to deliver a message on tolerance, compassion and the nature of being. Photos with: Hajime Watanabe of H W Photography. Music by: Matthew Garrison.... More

A Commonwealth: Poland's Heritage is an international educational exhibit which presents the history of tolerance and cohabitation of various ethnic groups in the territory of Polish-Lituanian Commonwealth. Discover the richly blended history of Poland through a gallery of manuscript art, old texts, antique illustrations and video presentations. The site's overall design was equally strong, with full screen images, navigation and typography that combines perfectly to enhance the story, and experience of learning about this uniquely freedom-loving country in Europe.... More

360degrees 'Perspectives on the U.S. Criminal Justice System' creates a space where people with diverse stories and experiences can come together to share their experiences and opinions and engage in a productive dialogue about the increasing numbers of incarcerated Americans. 360degrees hosts a circular 'cell'-based interface that could only be done effectively with Flash, however, it's worth saying the HTML site is also pleasantly produced.... More